2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Agricultural Education Comprehensive Major, 63-65 hours: B.S.Ed., Secondary Program—No Minor Required (Certifies Grades 9-12)

CIP: 131301

The Major in Agricultural Education is designed to prepare teachers of agriculture for the secondary and adult levels in compliance with state certification requirements.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Required Courses (37 hours)

AGRI 03102Principles of Microeconomics in Agriculture *

3

AGRI 03112Introduction to Mechanical Systems for Agriculture and Manufacturing

3

AGRI 03130Plant Science *

4

AGRI 03150Animal Science

4

AGRI 03234Fundamentals of Soil Science

4

AGRI 03296Seminar

1

AGRI 03304Farm Management and Record Analysis

3

AGRI 03396Agricultural Advocacy

3

AGRI 03422Community Programming in Agriculture

2

COM 29102Fundamentals of Oral Communication *

3

PSYC 08299Educational Psychology

3

 

CHEM 24112General Chemistry *

3

CHEM 24113General Chemistry Laboratory *

1

OR

CHEM 24114General Chemistry I *

3

CHEM 24115General Chemistry I Laboratory *

1

AGRI 03102, AGRI 03130, COM 29102, PSYC 08299, CHEM 24112 and CHEM 24113, CHEM 24114 and CHEM 24115: These courses fulfill a Northwest Core requirement as well as a requirement of the major, but the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

Must achieve a grade of C or better in COM 29102 and PSYC 08299.

Students must take two of the following with a minimum of one horticulture class (6 hours):

AGRI 03232Crop Production

3

AGRI 03330Forage Crop Science

3

AGRI 03385Greenhouse Crop Production

3

AGRI 03388Fruit and Vegetable Crop Production

3

AGRI 03438Advanced Crop Production

3

AGRI 03540Grain Crops

3

AGRI 03389Turfgrass Management

3

Horticulture elective

3

Choose one of the following (2-3 hours):

AGRI 03238Techniques of Crop Scouting

1 to 2

AGRI 03381Applied Entomology

3

AGRI 03432Soil and Water Conservation

3

AGRI 03434Weed Science: Ecology and Control

3

AGRI 03440Introduction to Precision Agriculture

3

Electives (8-9 hours)

Advisor-approved electives in agriculture

8 to 9

Required Courses in Agricultural Education (10 hours)

AGRI 03320Foundations of Agricultural Education

3

AGRI 03420Program Planning in Agricultural Education

3

AGRI 03421Conducting Supervised Agriculture Experience Programs

2

AGRI 03524Methods of Instruction and Assessment in Agricultural Education Laboratories

2

Degree Requirement (3 hours)

EDUC 61569Multiculturalism in Education

3

Professional Education Requirements (28 hours)

AGRI 03580Methods of Instruction and Assessment in Agricultural Education

2

EDCI 62111Ecology of Teaching

1

EDCI 62371Introduction to Special Education

3

EDUC 61301Developmental Foundations of Adolescent and Content Literacy

2

EDUC 61302Professional Learning Community Middle and Secondary IV

1

EDUC 61311Designing Integrated Middle School and Secondary Curriculum

1

EDUC 61312Professional Learning Community for Middle School and Secondary V

1

EDUC 61324Intervention and Assessment: Literacy, Special Populations, and English Language

2

EDUC 61325Professional Learning Community VI

1

PSYC 08322Adolescent Psychology

2

EDUC 61432Professional Education Capstone

2

EDUC 61472Directed Teaching in the Secondary School

1 to 10

Free Electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Professional Education and Content Certification Courses (Required by DESE)

EDUC 61301Developmental Foundations of Adolescent and Content Literacy

2

EDUC 61302Professional Learning Community Middle and Secondary IV

1

EDUC 61311Designing Integrated Middle School and Secondary Curriculum

1

EDUC 61312Professional Learning Community for Middle School and Secondary V

1

EDUC 61324Intervention and Assessment: Literacy, Special Populations, and English Language

2

EDUC 61325Professional Learning Community VI

1

EDCI 62371Introduction to Special Education

3

EDUC 61472Directed Teaching in the Secondary School

1 to 10

PSYC 08299Educational Psychology

3

EDUC 61569Multiculturalism in Education

3

PSYC 08322Adolescent Psychology

2

AGRI 03320Foundations of Agricultural Education

3

AGRI 03420Program Planning in Agricultural Education

3

AGRI 03580Methods of Instruction and Assessment in Agricultural Education

2

AGRI 03524Methods of Instruction and Assessment in Agricultural Education Laboratories

2

This major will meet Missouri teacher certification standards for Agricultural Education grades 9-12.